KDVR – about two weeks have passed since the workers in Albertson and Safeway came out of work to strike for unfair work practices, and union officials have made a short update to bargain on Saturday.
UFCW Local 7 said that the bargaining committee, Under the chairmanship of local UFCW 7 Kim Kordova, he met the representatives of the company to try to reach a new agreement on June 27 and 28, but “despite the goodwill of the Union of the Agreement, the company chose to stay away from negotiations – in choosing to continue the strike instead of negotiating a new contract.”
The two parties have not yet set up new negotiation dates, but the Union negotiators will return to the table on July 1 and 2 for King Soopers and city market employees, who were also hunger this year before reaching an agreement in the end.
The Federation started the strike because it wants the company to deal with chronic employees, remove the two levels of two levels on leave from the contract and treat the premium of the night. The Federation said that the company has retracted an agreement to increase salaries and entitlements retroactively, which the Federation cited as an unfair practice.
Parishing leads to “conceptual progress”, but there is no agreement
Saturday, Union He said that attempts to reach a new agreement It was not fruitful, noting that there was “great conceptual progress in some elements”, but said that the company refused to sign an initial agreement.
“Instead, Safeway/Albertsons insists on wages much less than competitors on the market here in Colorado and below the agreements reached with other local unions in the current negotiation cycle,” the Federation said on Facebook. “Safeway has not made a wage offer over the past two days. Safeway is still holding his hands with Soopers King and allows the King to lead, instead of ascending to be a pioneer in this field.”
Ufcw Local 7 several times during her current battles to hold a better contract that Safeway/Albertsons and King Soopers, owned by Kroger, said, working together to combat workers despite its failed integration that fought the two companies for years.
Earlier this year, workers at King Soopers entered the unfair work practices. In a Facebook post shortly after voting on the Safeway hunger strike, the Union accused the Soopers King and Safeway/Albertsons of collusion to prevent the union from obtaining a better new contract.
“Al -Amal” from the decision; Using temporary workers
Safeway/Albertsons was answered to order Fox31 to comment on Federation’s Facebook posts with a long statement.
“Safeway is still committed to engaging in good discussions to reach a new agreement with UFCW Local 7,” Albertson spokesman told Fox31. “We hope that a decision will be reached soon, as we have in other parts of the country through successful cooperation with our trade union partners to secure agreements that recognize and equal our convergent colleagues while supporting the continuous growth of the company.
“We appreciate the Safeway partners and the decisive role they play in our success,” the statement continued. “We have made a strong offer that includes a significant increase in wages, continuous investment in covering safe health care, long -term stability for the pension plan, which reflects both our partners’ dedication and the real economic conditions facing our industry. We remain ready to return to the bargaining table and reach an official agreement that benefits everyone.”
The company thanked the customers for patience and loyalty, and noted that “all Safeway stores in Colorado are still open and committed to serving our societies.” The stores where workers collided from 7 am to 9 pm, and pharmacies remained open. Union members ask the public to avoid shopping in stores or “crossing the sit -in” while trying to use the leverage against the company.
“To continue to support our societies during the strike, Safeway in Colorado is employing temporary workers for a variety of roles, including customer service, storage, cleaning, and verification,” Safeway spokesman told Fox31. Provide a link For candidates to apply for jobs.
These are the Colorado stores in the strike
Here are the current stores that are strike, they claim unfair work practices.
- 1200 South Pacqulie Road, Aurora
- 18730 E. Hamdeen Ave. , Aurora
- 3325 Street 28, Rock
- 1605 Bridge Street, Brighton
- 880 South Perry Street, Rock Castle
- 1121 North Circle Drive, Colorado Springs
- 3800 West 44th ave. , Denver
- 2150 South Downing Street, Denver
- 757 East 20th ave. , Denver
- 771 Thornton Parkway, Denver
- 2660 N. Federral Blvd. , Denver
- 560 Corona Street, Denver
- 4600 Stapleton Drive, South Denver Distribution Center
- 451 E Wonder View Ave. , Estes park
- 2160 W. Drake Road, Fort Collins
- 1426 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins
- 620 West Platte ave. , Fort Morgan
- 6925 Missa Ridge Parkway, Fountain
- 2901 F Street, Grand Junction
- 681 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction
- 3526 West 10th Street, Greley
- 4548 Center Place Drive, Greley
- 9255 South Broadway, Highlands Ranch
- 9160 West Colfax Ave. , Lakewood
- 13111 West Alameda Parkway, Likwood
- 11088 West Jewell Drive, Likwood
- 12442 West Ken Caryl Ave. , Littleton
- 181 West Mineral Ave. , Littleton
- 9229 East Lincoln Ave. , Lone tree
- 1632 Hover Street, LongMont
- 1050 Ken Pratt Blvd. , LongMont
- 624 Highway 105, Memorial Monument
- 1231 South Prairie, Pueblo South
- 1017 Market Plaza North, Pueblo West
- 3900 Wadsworth Blvd. , What ridge
More stores join the strike every week. Elected officials in Colorado, including Foreign Minister Jenna Griswold, Public Prosecutor Phil Pfizer, Senator Colorado Jesse Danielson and American Deputy Joe Niguzi, visited the sit -in lines since the strike began on June 15.